Sturgeon Bay looks to join Door County, the towns of Gibraltar and Liberty Grove, and the villages of Egg Harbor, Ephraim, and Sister Bay on the list of local Green Tier Community Legacy Charter members.
The Sturgeon Bay Common Council will discuss joining the voluntary program when it meets on Tuesday. The request to become a Green Tier Legacy Community came from Sturgeon Bay Utilities, specifically highlighting the additional point considerations for select state funding sources as reasons to join. SBU has committed itself to doing much of the legwork behind the scenes required to join the program such as completing the Sustainability Strategies Scoresheet, drafting and submitting an annual report, and organizing a group of local stakeholders to spearhead future sustainability efforts.
Egg Harbor was the first from Door County to join the GTLC in 2017. It is part of the reason why the village in 2020 was awarded the Governor’s Tourism Stewardship for its sustainability efforts which included a free bike-share program, electric car-charging stations, and a solar program.
The Sturgeon Bay Common Council will also weigh in on the rezoning of two different properties when it meets on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the City of Sturgeon Bay Common Council Chambers at city hall.
